Mike, you SOB, you hit this one squarely, I just tried your bottle of Hirsch 16 and it stands on its own merits. It is not an ordinary bourbon........by any measure..............for some of us, bourbon is almost mystical in its mysteries............Barleycorn

Do not go gentle into that good night,Old age should burn and rage at close of day;Rage, rage against the dying of the light. - Dylan Thomas